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North American print ad for Yoshi Touch & Go.
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The GoGo Mario is an officially licensed 1992 Japanese wheeled toy that is wound by pressing down on Mario's head. The instructions on the package depict the toy in a stylized manner, as though it was the actual Mario growing a long neck.
1403
In the vast majority of Donkey Kong's models, his default stance (T-pose) has him slouch, like a real gorilla (left). The Mario & Sonic series is unique in that its Donkey Kong model stands up completely straight (middle). This causes his tie to clip into his chest (right).
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In Episode 4 of Pianta Village in Super Mario Sunshine, if Mario quickly jumps into the pool before the Chain Chomp does, he will be inside it after the cutscene ends (left, visible through teeth). Fortunately, its teeth are not solid from the inside, allowing Mario to escape.
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The German name for Tiny-Huge Island in Super Mario 64 is a very appropriate literary reference: Gulliver Gumba ("Gumba" being German for "Goomba"), referencing the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels, where the main character visits both a land of tiny people and a land of giants.
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In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, fences decorated with stars can be found in Poshley Heights (left). Zooming in on other objects, we can see the fence texture being reused all over the town, such as for an umbrella (middle) and a pool awning (right).
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Shigeru Miyamoto with his personal collection of Mario items in 1995.
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In the extensive tutorials of WarioWare: D.I.Y., hosted by Penny and Wario, the characters always attempt to avoid having to draw pictures by hand, instead using other methods to generate graphics. However, in one of the tutorials, Penny makes an exception and draws this turtle.
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Mario parade float at the 2015 traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany.
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The Metal Box trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U claims it appeared in Super Mario 64 DS (bottom left corner). However, all instances of Metal Boxes in Super Mario 64 (top right) were replaced with red ? Blocks in Super Mario 64 DS (bottom right), making this incorrect.
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The only two appearances of artwork for "Mr. X", an unused character intended to appear in Donkey Kong Country 2, seen in an issue of Nintendo Power and the game's German manual. The text translates to "Mr. X: nobody knows him or has ever seen him anywhere before".
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Level 5-Airship in New Super Luigi U features a wooden Luigi figurehead on the first ship. Removing that texture reveals that hidden beneath it is another, very slightly darker wooden Luigi figurehead.
1413
In the Mushroom City track in Mario Kart: Double Dash, a smiling yellow block appears in the far background between buildings (directly above Mario and Luigi on the left). The block is too far away to be seen clearly on original hardware, requiring external tools to view.
1414
The Super Smash Bros. series contains weight values for all fighters. By examining the changes to those values throughout the games, we can see which characters have lost or gained weight over time. Below is the weight history of all Mario-related fighters.
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If the player pauses and unpauses the game quickly several times before the Spario microgame in WarioWare: Touched starts, Wario may appear without his arms and mustache. It is impossible to win the microgame in this state (left: regular state, right: unwinnable state).
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In Super Mario 64 DS, if Yoshi jumps on a Koopa near a slope and then touches the shell while performing a lick, he will surf on the shell with his tongue out. However, this puts the game into an unstable state. Whenever Yoshi finishes surfing, the game will freeze.
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In Super Mario Galaxy, the main feature of the Dreadnought Galaxy is the Dreadnought (top), a spaceship that seems to be under construction due to being covered in girders and scaffolding. Removing them from the model, we can see the true shape of the ship (bottom).
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The high-resolution render of the Dungeon Map item from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time contains the word "Mario" in Hylian script, as part of a reference to Mario Club, Nintendo's testing and debugging division. Details in image.
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In Super Paper Mario, Francis's private rooms in Chapter 3-4 contain posters for what appear to be various anime series set in the Mario universe. Notably, these posters feature designs for original characters seen nowhere else in the game.
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The Goomba's Shoe pouch sold exclusively at the Nintendo Tokyo store features unique official artwork of a Dry Bones holding up a white flag after being shattered by Mario's shoe.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, flames shrink as Mario douses them, but continue hurting him until they are completely gone. Near the end of the dousing process, the flame is microscopic, becoming invisible to the game's camera, but still hurts Mario if he touches it.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, the areas of Isle Delfino are visible from other areas that have a clear line of sight to them, with one exception: Pianta Village and Bianco Hills are not mutually visible despite appearing close to each other when viewed from other points on the island.
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In Super Mario Maker (left), the transparent Star sprite that emerges from the Goal Roulette in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style has two extra pixels near the bottom left corner compared to the original game (middle). This error carries over into Super Mario Maker 2 (right).
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Yoshi's Island is unique among Mario games for having had three different subtitles as numbered parts of different series: "Super Mario Bros. 5" (left, prototype), "Super Mario World 2" (middle, US/European release), "Super Mario Advance 3" (right, remake).
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In Super Mario Odyssey, if Glydon is captured in the Sand Kingdom and placed on top of quicksand, his face will deform in the manner depicted.
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